Japan

Leaders and Cabinet Members

Emperor

Naruhito

male
born 1960-02-23
in office since 2019-05-01

Prime Minister

Sanae Takaichi

female
born 1961-03-07
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Norikazu Suzuki

male
born 1982-01-30
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Defence

Shinjirō Koizumi

male
born 1981-04-14
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister for Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reforms Minister for Digital Transformation Minister in Charge of Administrative Reform Minister in Charge of Civil Service Reform Minister in charge of Cybersecurity Minister of State for Cybersecurity

Hisashi Matsumoto

male
born 1962-06-03
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister in charge of Green Transformation Minister in Charge of Industrial Competitiveness Minister in charge of International Exposition Minister in Charge of the Response to the Economic Impact caused by the Nuclear Accident Minister of State for the Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation

Ryosei Akazawa

male
born 1960-12-18
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Yohei Matsumoto

male
born 1973-08-31
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of the Environment Minister of State for Nuclear Emergency Preparedness

Hirotaka Ishihara

male
born 1964-06-19
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Finance Minister in charge of Reviewing Special Measures Concerning Taxation and Subsidies Minister of State for Financial Services

Satsuki Katayama

female
born 1959-05-09
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Toshimitsu Motegi

male
born 1955-10-07
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare

Kenichiro Ueno

male
born 1965-08-03
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

Yoshimasa Hayashi

male
born 1961-01-19
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Justice

Hiroshi Hiraguchi

male
born 1948-08-01
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister for the World Horticultural Exhibition Yokohama 2027 Minister in Charge of Water Cycle Policy

Yasushi Kaneko

male
born 1961-02-27
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister for Reconstruction Minister in Charge of Building National Resilience Minister in Charge of Comprehensive Policy Coordination for Revival from the Nuclear Accident at Fukushima Minister in charge of the Preparation of Establishing the Disaster Management Agency

Takao Makino

male
born 1959-01-01
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister in Charge of the Abductions Issue Minister in Charge of Mitigating the Impact of U.S. Forces in Okinawa Chief Cabinet Secretary

Minoru Kihara

male
born 1969-08-12
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister in Charge of Cohesive Society Minister in charge of Strategy for the Future of Regions Minister in Charge of Women's Empowerment Minister of State for Policies Related to Children, Declining Birthrate, Youth Empowerment, and Gender Equality Minister of State for Ainu-Related Policies Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister of State for Regional Revitalization

Hitoshi Kikawada

male
born 1970-10-13
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister in charge of Developing an Environment for Wage Increases Minister in Charge of Infectious Disease Crisis Management Minister in charge of Japan's Growth Strategy Minister in Charge of Social Security Reform Minister in Charge of Startups Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister of State for Regulatory Reform

Minoru Kiuchi

male
born 1965-04-19
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister in Charge of Economic Security Minister in charge of a Society of Well-Ordered and Harmonious Coexistence with Foreign Nationals Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence Strategy Minister of State for "Cool Japan" Strategy Minister of State for Economic Security Minister of State for Intellectual Property Strategy Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Minister of State for Space Policy

Kimi Onoda

female
born 1982-12-07
in office since 2025-10-21

Minister in Charge of Territorial Issues Minister of State for Disaster Management and Ocean Policy Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission

Jiro Akama

male
born 1968-03-27
in office since 2025-10-21

Chief Justice

Yukihiko Imasaki

male
born 1957-11-10
in office since 2024-08-16

Director of Cabinet Intelligence

Hiroaki Takizawa

male
born 1959-07-18
in office since 2019-09-11

Superintendent General

Yoshihiko Oishi

male
born 1963-05-04
in office since 2021-09-16

Commissioner for Cultural Affairs

Shunichi Tokura

male
born 1948-06-21
in office since 2021-04-01

Governor of the Bank of Japan

Kazuo Ueda

male
born 1951-09-20
in office since 2023-04-09

President of the House of Councillors

Masakazu Sekiguchi

male
born 1953-06-04
in office since 2024-11-11

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Eisuke Mori

male
born 1948-08-31
in office since 2026-02-18

The last change to this list was on February 18, 2026. This information is believed to be up-to-date based on ongoing scanning of relevant sources, but sometimes changes are missed, so if anything seems incorrect, inaccurate, or out-of-date, or if you would like to see other significant positions included here, please get in touch.